Journal profile
Critical Romani Studies
ISSN 2560-3019 · eISSN 2630-855X · Romani Studies Program at Central European University · Hungary
Critical Romani Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Romani Studies is published by Romani Studies Program at Central European University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Romani and Gypsy Studies, European Linguistics and Anthropology and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 59.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Critical Romani Studies is an international, interdisciplinary, double blind peer-reviewed journal providing a forum for activist-scholars to critically examine racial oppressions, different forms of exclusion, inequalities, and human rights abuses of Roma. Without compromising academic standards of evidence collection and analysis, the Journal seeks to create a platform to critically engage with academic knowledge production, and generate critical academic and policy knowledge targeting—amongst others—scholars, activists, and policymakers. Scholarly expertise is a tool, rather than the end, for critical analysis of social phenomena affecting Roma, contributing to the fight for social justice. The Journal especially welcomes the cross-fertilization of Romani studies with the fields of critical race studies, gender and sexuality studies, critical policy studies, diaspora studies, colonial studies, postcolonial studies, and studies of decolonization. The Journal actively solicits papers from critically-minded young Romani scholars who have historically experienced significant barriers in engaging with academic knowledge production. The Journal considers only previously unpublished manuscripts which present original, high-quality research. The Journal is committed to the principle of open access, so articles are available free of charge. All published articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous scholars.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Romani and Gypsy StudiesHealth Professions42.6%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences10.8%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.8%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences4.1%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology2.9%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities2.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Cultural Identity and RepresentationArts and Humanities2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,133Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 87 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 78 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 66 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 57 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 37 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Not considered
- parts of a monograph or edited volume
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewotes, tables, captions, and references. Book reviews should be 1,000 to 2,500 words long. Submission format All manuscripts should incorporatemain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Romani Studies Program at Central European University
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2560-3019
- Electronic ISSN
- 2630-855X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Romani Studies
How long does peer review take at Critical Romani Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Critical Romani Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Critical Romani Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Romani Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Critical Romani Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Romani Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .